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New York (JFK) to Beijing (PEK) flights

There are direct flights from New York John F Kennedy International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Air China and United Airlines. The distance is 10,978 km, about 13h 55m in the air. There are also 29 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for JFK → PEKSee all routes on the map
10,978 kmdistance
~13h 55mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
29one-stop options

Direct flights from New York to Beijing

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JFK → PEKAir China, United Airlines10,978 km~13h 55m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM then China Southern Airlines and KLM13,675 km~19h 20m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and Air China14,022 km~19h 45m
FRA FrankfurtAir France and Ethiopian Airlines then Air China and Lufthansa13,977 km~19h 45m
ORD ChicagoAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and Air China11,750 km~17h
PVG ShanghaiChina Eastern then Air China and China Southern Airlines12,973 km~18h 30m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Air China and Lufthansa14,202 km~20h
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Air France then British Airways and Air China13,693 km~19h 20m
IAH HoustonjetBlue then Air China and United Airlines13,834 km~19h 30m
YYZ TorontoAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then Air Canada and Air China11,149 km~16h 15m
LAX Los AngelesAmerican Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Air China and United Airlines14,011 km~19h 45m
ICN SeoulKorean Air and Asiana Airlines then Air China and China Southern Airlines11,991 km~17h 15m
VIE ViennaAustrian Airlines and United Airlines then Air China and Austrian Airlines14,257 km~20h 5m

More from New York and Beijing

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.